Audit of Peace Corps/Management of Grants for Volunteer Projects

We recommend that the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Office of Global Health and HIV continue to pursue a simplified grant project application and approval process for all internal grant programs.

We recommend that the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Office of Global Health and HIV establish a risk-based approach to providing consistent oversight over all grant programs to include which projects will require headquarters approval; the methodology for conducting grant project file reviews; and the process for conducting post-specific grant program reviews.

We recommend that the Office of Global Operations work with the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Office of Global Health and HIV to revise the Administrative Management Control Survey questions to have the survey be a more reliable and valid instrument, which addresses the risks and controls of all major internal and outside grants.

We recommend that the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Office of Global Health and HIV streamline and unify communications to posts regarding internal and outside grants programs through more centralized methods including an Intranet page to serve as a resources depository for all grant programs.

We recommend that the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Office of Global Health and HIV update procedures to require post staff to confirm that those receiving grant funds directly or through sub-agreements or contracts are not listed as Specially Designated Nationals or in the System for Award Management, and develop a process for handling potential matches.